Drinking water stations with addresses in McGehee and their reported violations in the past:
DERMOTT WATERWORKS (Population served: 3455, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-14-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-22-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-08-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-16-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-14-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-23-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-13-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-17-2004)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and OCT-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-07-2003)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  30.0% | | Whole state: |  15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 16.3% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in McGehee, AR
People in group quarters in McGehee
- 82 people in nursing homes
- 3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 3 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 2 people in religious group quarters
McGehee compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Desha County Arkansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
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Religion statistics for McGehee
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Association | Assemblies of God | Baptist Missionary Association of America |
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| Adherents | 55.0% | 12.2% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 4.0% |
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| Congregations | 30.4% | 10.9% | 6.5% | 15.2% | 4.3% |
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| Name | Church of the Nazarene | Catholic Church | Churches of Christ | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.3% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 6.9% |
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| Congregations | 2.2% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 19.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $3,862 | $23,172 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,646 | $31,752 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,144 | $25,728 | 1 | $554 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
9 | $17,802 | $23,736 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $11,274 | $22,548 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
2 | $7,506 | $45,036 | 0 | $0 |
| Correction |
7 | $9,546 | $16,365 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $10,760 | $21,520 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
5 | $13,262 | $31,829 | 1 | $1,236 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $4,796 | $19,184 | 1 | $890 |
| Water Supply |
8 | $17,000 | $25,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
50 | $100,598 | $24,144 | 3 | $2,680 |
McGehee government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $52,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $953,000
Regular Highways: $501,000
General - Other: $291,000
Fire Protection: $266,000
Solid Waste Management: $266,000
Financial Administration: $78,000
Parks & Recreation: $63,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $421,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $725,000
Interest Earnings: $21,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $163,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $625,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $186,000
All Other: $89,000
General Support: $80,000
- Tax - Property: $766,000
Public Utilities: $209,000
NEC: $19,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,065,000
5.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,630 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.93% | | Arkansas average: | 7.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,831 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.21% | | Arkansas average: | 7.29% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in McGehee:
- KVSA (1220 AM; 1 kW; MCGEHEE, AR; Owner: SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS BROADCASTERS,INC.)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WGVM (1260 AM; 2 kW; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING COMPANY,INC)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in McGehee:
- KRKD (105.7 FM; DERMOTT, AR; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
- KXSA-FM (103.1 FM; DERMOTT, AR; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KHBM-FM (93.7 FM; MONTICELLO, AR; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WDMS (100.7 FM; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KAFN (102.5 FM; GOULD, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WIQQ (102.3 FM; LELAND, MS; Owner: THE RIVER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KUUZ (95.9 FM; LAKE VILLAGE, AR; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KGPQ (99.9 FM; MONTICELLO, AR; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around McGehee:
- WABG-TV (Channel 6; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- KTVE (Channel 10; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MONROE/EL DORADO LICENSE LLC)
- WXVT (Channel 15; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
McGehee, Arkansas:
- Fatal accident count: 25
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 35
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 9
- Fatalities: 32
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 72
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Arkansas average:
- Fatal accident count: 72
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 109
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
- Fatalities: 80
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 187
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
See more detailed statistics of McGehee fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2- Site-Mcgehee Beach Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.3 m, Overall height: 105.8 m, Call Sign: KNKN544
Assigned Frequencies : 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz
Grant Date: 08/21/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 11760 U.S. Highway 1, 6th Floor, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:
- South End Of Beach Street, Call Sign: KNKN544
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 08/21/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 11760 U.S. Highway 1, 6th Floor, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5- TOM MOSLEY, 1.44 Miles Sw Of Mcgehee Municipal Airport, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 59.4 m
Registrant: Reynolds Radio Service, Inc., 1611 West Pine St., Warren, AR 71671, Phone: (870) 226-5461 - NORRIS A SIMS, 1306 Crooked Bayou, Type: Tower, Structure height: 17.4 m, Overall height: 22.9 m
Registrant: Reynolds Radio Service, Inc., 1611 West Pine Street, Warren, AR 71671, Phone: (870) 226-5461 - D C WIMPY, 1 Km Ne Of City Limits On Hwy 1, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.1 m, Overall height: 51.2 m
Registrant: Reynolds Radio Service Inc, 1611 West Pine St, Warren, AR 71671, Phone: (870) 226-5461, Email:
- Jerri L Janjua, Silent Drive (Mcgehee Dt Site), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.1 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- BRAD G ZIELIE, 150' E Arkansas St Betwn Holly & Oak St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 61 m
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas St. Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-1777, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in McGehee, AR)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- MCGEHEE, S End Of Beach St, Overall height: 103.6 m, Call Sign: WPJE863
Assigned Frequencies : 6760.62 MHz
Grant Date: 10/16/1996, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 09/03/1998
Registrant: Phone: (202) 223-9222
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- Near Mcgehee, Type: Tower, Structure height: 104 m, Call Sign: KNKS218
Assigned Frequencies : 931.412 MHz
Grant Date: 03/20/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019, Certifier: Pete Jones
Registrant: Richard S. Becker & Associates, Chartered, 7128 Fairfax Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (301) 986-9005, Fax: (301) 986-8456, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4- Call Sign: KD5JOA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00220398
Grant Date: 03/21/2000, Expiration Date: 03/21/2010, Certifier: Clinton A Mote
Registrant: Clinton A Mote, 103 Katie Cir, Mcgehee, AR 71654 - Call Sign: KE5SGB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01363154
Grant Date: 01/28/2008, Expiration Date: 01/28/2018, Certifier: Mike R Morgan
Registrant: Mike R Morgan, Mcgehee, AR 71654 - Call Sign: KE5SJR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01364035
Grant Date: 01/30/2008, Expiration Date: 01/30/2018, Certifier: Teresa K Morgan
Registrant: Teresa K Morgan, Mcgehee, AR 71654 - Call Sign: KE5SJX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01364041
Grant Date: 01/30/2008, Expiration Date: 01/30/2018, Certifier: Buck D Champ
Registrant: Buck D Champ, 430 Friedman St, Mcgehee, AR 71654
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 19 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in McGehee)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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